Dramatic moment a class rises up to defend their elderly teacher from an aggressive student who attacks him after having headphones pulled out 

  • Astonishing scene captured on camera in the north east of Russia 
  • An unruly pupil refused to obey his teacher and take out his headphones 
  • Professor tugged them out, prompting a furious reaction from the boy
  • The rest of the class had to step in and force the student out the door

An elderly teacher attacked by an unruly student because he pulled his headphones out had to be protected by the rest of the class.

The astonishing scene was captured on video and shows the professor struggling to gain the the attention of the aggressive pupil.

'I told you to take your headphones out of your ears,' ordered the teacher in Neryungri, a town in north-east Russia.

'I told you to take your headphones out of your ears': A teacher tackles an unruly pupil

'I told you to take your headphones out of your ears': A teacher tackles an unruly pupil

In a violent reaction the boy stood up to confront his elder
Going beserk: The boy reacts furiously and lunges towards his teacher gripping his tie

Going berserk: The boy reacts furiously and lunges towards his teacher gripping his tie

But his student ignored him, prompting the professor to tug the device away.

In a violent reaction the boy stood up to confront his elder.

Although the headphones did not appear to break he reacted furiously.

'You are a b******' he reportedly shouted going berserk, before he lunged towards the teacher and lined up to strike a punch.

But the rest of the class rushed in to protect the man, and then punished their fellow pupil for showing a lack of respect.

One of them shouts in Russian: 'He needs to know that he needs to get right away from here.'

To the rescue: The class rise up to protect their professor in north east Russia

To the rescue: The class rise up to protect their professor in north east Russia

A group of students punish the boy and then bundle him out through the classroom door
After the video went viral the police decided to investigate, but have declined to comment

A group of students punish the boy and then bundle him out through the classroom door

A group of the students then bundled the boy out through the door.

According to reports the teacher refused to lodge a complaint with the police.

After the video went viral online however officers decided to investigate, but have declined to comment. 

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